iLiveMath Ford Cars
Written by Heather Leister
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iLiveMath Ford Cars is an app designed for helping children practice word problems. “Word problems” was always a dirty word to me. Give me a straight math problem and okay, I can handle that. But start throwing in nouns, adjectives and verbs and you’ve lost me. Which is why I think apps like this are so great. They provide practice outside of the classroom for all sorts of different skills. Plus you’re not tied to a worksheet or website, the practice is completely portable.
In iLiveMath Ford Cars the word problems all center around Ford Cars. Know going into the app that it’s sponsored by Ford so the product placement is prominent. The problems are divided into three different levels. Level one deals with addition and subtraction problems. Level two throws some multiplication into the mix. Level three takes things way up a notch. You’ve got advanced addition, subtraction and multiplication, mean, median, mode and range problems.
Each problem is presented over a background that shows a Ford vehicle. On the problem screen your child can solve the problem or watch a You Tube video from the Ford Company. They can send out the word problem via Twitter and read educational information about Ford. They’ll also have the option of removing the word problem from the screen so they can see the vehicle without any obstructions. I almost forgot – there are also car sound effects to this app.
I liked seeing an app that is completely dedicated to word problems and iLiveMath Ford Cars covers a broad range of mathematical skills. I like the car slant to the content, this would definitely appeal to my son.
This is a universal app and will work on all your devices. I tested it out on my iPhone.
Price when Reviewed: $3.99
Seller: iHome Educator
Disclosure: I received a free copy of this app for review
